Queen Silvia's Best Nobel Prize Jewels

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This year's Nobel Prize festivities will look quite a bit different, thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While we won't be seeing glittering royal jewels on display in Stockholm, the prizes will be awarded in a digital ceremony. And to remind us of the sparkle that will return to Sweden next December, I've got six dazzling posts on deck to help us reminisce about the best jewels worn for the celebrations over the past several decades. First up: ten of my favorite bejeweled Nobel appearances by Queen Silvia!

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1998: The Cameo Parure

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2003: The Connaught Diamond Tiara with the Russian Pink Topazes

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2004: The Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure

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2005: The Cameo Parure

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2007: Queen Sofia's Tiara with the Pear-Shaped Diamond Earrings, the Diamond Cross Pendant, and the Large Oval Diamond Brooch

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2008: The Connaught Diamond Tiara and the Russian Pink Topazes

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2010: The Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure

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2013: Queen Sofia's Tiara with the Diamond Floral Earrings, Diamond Necklace with Pendant, and one of the family's Diamond Rose Brooches

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2015: Queen Sofia's Tiara with the Karl Johan Earrings, Diamond Necklace with Pendant, and Bernadotte Ruby Brooch

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2018: Queen Sofia's Tiara with the Vasa Earrings and the Bernadotte Emeralds